Which — courtesy of Ted Williams’ bat in 1946 — is where Fenway’s longest-ever homer had landed (hitting the straw hat of the gentleman perched there). Painted red, the legendary seat stands out in a sea of green ones.

“I actually sat in it,” says Procyshen. “Unbelievable.”

Sure, Procyshen and his two-dozen teammates are professional baseball players, representing the future of the Boston Red Sox. But on this particular day? Permitted a couple of hours of exploration before their team’s annual one-off at Fenway?

Giddy. Awestruck.

Like kids on a field trip. They didn’t miss much.

Pesky’s Pole. The Green Monster (inside and on top). Mariano Rivera’s respectful (and autographed) graffiti — “Last to wear #42. Thank you for everything” — on the wall of the visitors’ bullpen.

“Pretty cool,” says Procyshen, product of the Fish Creek Little League and Okotoks Dawgs programs. “Absolutely mind-blowing, all the history that’s at that park. It was unbelievable.

“I was really blown away by it.”

The Lowell (Mass.) Spinners may have lost the ensuing New York-Penn (Single A) League matinee to the Mahoning Valley Scrappers, but the experience is guaranteed to be long lasting.

“Getting to tour Fenway Park was an unbelievable experience,” says Procyshen, a catcher picked 434th overall at last month’s draft. “We had a pre-game spread. And after the game we got an unbelievable meal. We were literally treated like Major League baseball players for the day.”

Procyshen is asked if that exposure whets his appetite, if the dream seems within touching distance now.

“It doesn’t make it seem closer,” he replies. “But it just makes you want to push that much more and be like, ‘Hey, I want this to be my everyday park. I want to be in a scenario like this every single day.’”

Procyshen’s first season — first month, to be accurate — of pro ball has provided its share of moments.

Oh, it’s work. Baseball’s daily grind is something else.

And, like the rest of the Spinners, he’s bunking in a no-frills dorm at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell. Minor-league money, too, is never any screaming heck.

Hitting ninth in the order, he came up to bat in the bottom of the third inning.

“I was taking all the way the first couple pitches,” says Procyshen. “I hadn’t played one game in all of June. So that was really weird for me to go a whole month and a half without playing a game.”

Timing down — with the count 2-2 — the left-hander roped a fastball through the infield.

“I thought for sure the shortstop was going to be able to get to it,” says Procyshen. “Then when I saw he wasn’t going to ... it was that relief. It’s just like starting a new season — you want to get that first hit out of the way. That first everything — you just want to get it out of the way.

“So it was really nice. That took the pressure off.”

Somewhere within Spinners headquarters, Edward A. LeLacheur Park, that souvenir ball has been set aside for safe-keeping.

“It’s not the biggest moment — but it’s the newest moment to the next step of my career,” says the 21-year-old. “The fact that I’m here now and I got that hit? It really helps.”

One of four catchers on site, Procyshen has appeared in 11 games — hitting safely in eight of them. He owns a .321 average.

“Some of those are jam-job, seeing-eye singles,” he chuckles. “I’m feeling pretty comfortable. You don’t know what to expect. I just wanted to come here and have the opportunity to play. And that’s what I’m slowly getting.”

This marks Procyshen’s first full-time job.

In younger days, he’d umpired for extra cash. Chipped in at Safeway, too.

But this is steady pay — cheques direct-deposited into his bank account — for steady employment.

“All in all, being able to play professional baseball is unbelievable,” says Procyshen. “I wouldn’t say it’s a lot different ... but it’s, ‘Hey, if you want to make it to the next level, you’ve got to be willing to sacrifice certain things. You’ve got to be willing to sacrifice your social life. You’ve got to be willing to sacrifice nightlife.’ All that type of stuff in order to be willing to get to that next level.”

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